Rechargeable batteries means this cam will be useless in northern climates in the winter months. The ring stick up cam and spotlight cams I had were bothe rechargeable battery powered.

They consistently shut off all last winter when the temps dropped below around 10F. They wouldn’t power back on until it got above 8F sometimes not until 20F.

My blink cams operated all winter even in weather up to -25F many others on here reported the same.For 2 weeks my ring spotlight cams were in the negative teens here in Mn and wouldn’t power on. The blink cams kept on working.

Blink is the only wireless cam I’ve seen operate in these temps in northern climates. I dunno how much their technology has to do with it but non rechargeable lithium batteries have a lot to do with it, they’re rated down to -40F. Try that with a rechargeable battery.

I’ll take the blink working in any weather all day over the other wireless cams out there right now.

Don’t touch Eufy products with a bargepole mate, already sent weighing scales back, as it refused to work without location being set. They are notorious for selling your info on, so a camera is even more personal data. Add to this how big is the thing?? :-/

I just read some of the FAQ on that Kickstarter page. Thing seems like a pain in the ■■■ to charge.

The HomeBase also has one USB charging port with Anker Power IQ Technology. We recommend charging the cameras with HomeBase. Charging via HomeBase from 0 to 100% takes about 4 hours. In addition, any 5V or 9V USB charger connected to a micro USB cable can charge the camera.

So it’s recommended to take the camera down and plug it in to the home base, or run a USB cable to it. 4 hrs to charge.

Taking it down to re charge seems more inconvenient then getting on a ladder once and changing batteries vs taking it down, then inside, charging, then back up the ladder vs up the ladder with say blink and swapping batteries. Done.

USB charging again defeats the purouse of a wireless cam unless your outside running an extension cord to it. Most people are buying wireless because they don’t have an outlet to power a camera.

I’m not saying blinks the best out there I’m open to trying new cams but this seems inconvenient from the jump.

With funding of approx. $2.7 million and planned field testing Aug 18 they seem to be well on the way.

Totally, and I’m not saying I don’t expect them to come to market. I’m sure they will eventually, and it may not even be delayed beyond their initial timeline (then again it might be). Whether it’ll truly live up to expectations is anybody’s guess.

Personally, I don’t see the point in paying for these crowdfunded products anymore. The irritation of waiting and not having any way to know whether it’ll meet your expectations isn’t worth the discounted price to me. I realize that’s a very personal decision, though.